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Justices of the Peace O. A. Randall, D, W. Clark. Oouneumen. J. W. Landers, G, B. Rob inson, K. J. Hopkins. O. F. Watson, O, W. tJoleman, J. B. Mue, Charles Clark. Constable lj. L. Zuver. Collector W. H. Hood. School Directors W . C. Imel, J. K. Clark, 8. M. Henry, Q. Jamleeon, D. 11 Blum. FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member of Congress Yf. J. Hulings. Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall. Assembly K. K. Mechlins. President Judge W. D. U inckley. Associate Judges Samuel Aul, Joseph M. Morgan. Prothonotary, Register t Recorder, te -S. R. Maxwell. Sheriff Win. H. Hood. Treasurer W. H. Brar.ee. Commissioners Wm. H. Harrison, J. C. Scowden, II. U. McUlellan. District attorney M. A. Uarrlnger. Jury Commissioners J. B. Eden, A.M Moore. Coroner Dr. M. O Kerr. County Auditors -George H. Warden, A. C. Gregg and 8. V. Shields. County Surveyor Roy 8. Brsdnn. Oouniy Superintendent J.O. Carson. Kular Terns f C'aart. Third Monday of February. Third Monday of May. Third Monday of September. 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SlUNN&Co.36,BfMNewYorI( tawcS Oflko, 12 F etaWuhiiwiuu, D. U. l.cll.I Ak jonrurllfofi Chi-phf-ft-trr'a llamonirilmndV I'lllnin Kt-d Mil (iolj wttlUcV Imn, mini ilh lilua KIM Km. J Take no other. Hut or ri " fry LAST CHkmGE FOR OICTATORHUERTA President Wilson Has Fixed Up His Final Program TURN DOWN MEANS ACTION Washington Will Recognize De Facto Government in Mexico With De La Bim In Control Huerta Protected. President Wilson, it is said, lias evolved a new program of dealing with the Mexican situation. If the scheme Is finally agreed upon the denouement will come suddenly and almost before Mexico can realize what has happened Us government will again be shifted to a new regime. The program received from a Mexl can'aource Is outlined as follows: 1. The voluntary retirement of Pres ident Huerta under pretext of taking command of the federal army. 2. The elevation of Francisco De La Barra to the provisional presi dency In Huerta' place. 3. The recognition of the De La Barra government an de facto In the hope that It will acquire sufficient strength to bring permanent peace In Mexico. This Is the plan which the president has been trying to work out since his conference with Special Envoy John LInd at Pass Christian. De La Barra is acceptable to foreign powers as a provisional president, but if the plan to replace Huerta falls they will insist upon drastic action which President Wilson Is understood to be ready to take. Agents of both Mexico and the Unit ed States have sounded out General Carranza and he Is for the De La Barra scheme or anything that will hasten the ousting of Huerta. He has exacted pledges that the reforms de manded by the northern states of Mex ico will be carried out and that the good offices of the United States will be given to this end. One stumbling block In the way of speedy peace is the attitude of Gen erals Villa and Zapata. These bandit chiefs are realnst any compromise, but it Is felt that they can be speedllv won over as soon as Mexico Is placed under a leadership that will have the recognition and backing of the United States. The recent conference nt Vera Cm between John LInd, Jesus Flores Magon and other prominent Mexicans have all ben part of the plan to get Huerta to step down for De La Barra. LInd was authorized by President Wil son to assure Huerta that the power of this government would be used to protect his person If he relinquished the presidency. Huerta hi . long realized that It Is only a question of time when he will be overthrown and he has for some time been ready to step down If his abdication could be brought about In way to vsave his face." He lias no real Intention to head the Mexican army, but wUl use this pretext first to step safely from his present perilous position and later to get out of Mexico. De La Barra was formerly Mexican ambassador to Washington and has held many other Important posts. TOWN UP AND DOWN Korff Made Place; With Hl Bank's Failure It Went Back. Martin Korff of Rolla, Mo., former bank cashier at Everton, Ark., pleaded guilty to embezzlement of the bank's funds and was sentenced to twelve years in the state penitentiary. Korff Is said practically to have made and unmade the town of Ever ton. He went there two years ago when the place had only a half dozen houses, organized a commercial club, formed the Bank of Everton and had the town incorporated. He ran for mayor but Everton citizens turned against him as a "stranger" and he was defeated. It was charged , he wrecked the bank because of this de feat. With the failure of the bank and the arrest of Korff the town dwindled to a village again. WARDEN MOYER EXONERATED Chargea Against Atlanta Prison Man agement Not Sustained. The report of Dr. A. J. McKelway, special agent of the department of Justice, who investigated the charges against the administration of the fed eral prison of Atlanta gathered by Representative Howard and submitted to Attorney General McReynolds, was received by Mr. McReynolds. It exonerates Warden Moyer and his subordinates and concludes with the declaration that a satisfactory con dition exists at the penitentiary. Representative Howard decided that he would urge a further Inoulry. Open Verdict. An open verdict was returned by the Jury investigating the death by drowning in the Delaware river off Philadelphia Saturday of Addison Hartley McCullough of Pittsburg, a University of Pennsylvania student. Patrick Devine, watchman, testified he threw a rope to the man, who reached feebly for it. Mr. Sayre Slightly Injured. . Mrs. Jessie Wilson Sayre, back from honeymoon, was hurt slightly during a storm on the voyaga.home from broad. Former Convict tail . Jlayor of Boston t 'i S" fr - i 1 , !V,ii,'.) i t' t ' - ? St Av . Photo by Amerlcim Press Association. JAM KS M. CURLKV. GOETHALS MAY HEA9 POLICE Canal Builder Likes Offer Made by Mayor of New York. Mayor Mitchel of New York gavt out a statement carrying the sues tion that Colonel George W. Goet..als, chief engineer of the Panama cannl, is to be the next police commissioner of New York city. While the mayor ",tu!J not d!s- uss the mutter It Is understood that Goethals r.greed to cssuine the com missionership provided the powers ol the position were IncreaneJ materially. These chances, It was said, the nicyor felt confident of bringing about to th" colonel's satisfaction. The colonel, It Is said, insists that he have complef power over the personnel of the de partment. Tins would mean legislu tion. Colonel Goethals, too, must ob tain permission to retire from the army. Official Waihlr-ton Stunnfd. Reports to the effect that Colonel George W. Goethals, builder of the Panama canal, has conditionally ac cepted the post of police commissioner of New York city were received In official quarters with incredulity tit first and Inter with amazement. The reports came as a complete surprise to President Wilson, and It was apparent that the White House was disturbed over the prospect of losing Goethals at this time. The reports if they accomplished nothing else served to dlsclosa defi nitely that It is the president's inten tion to name Colonel Goethals as he:id o the new civil government In the canal zone and thus to give him com plete control after the opening and operation of the great waterway. OFFERS RADIUM DEPOTS Unnamed Philanthropist Willing to Spend $15,000,000 For Purpose. A millionaire philanthropist, whose Identity Is withheld for the present, Is willing to expend $15,000,000 to erect and equip with radium twenty insti tutions In various sections of the United States for the treatment of cancer victims, according to Joseph M. Flannery of Pittsburg, who appeared before the house committee on minus and mining In opposition to the bill reserving lands containing radium bearing ore from public entry. Mr. Flannery made the above an nouncement in response to sugges tions made by members of the com mittee that It was a humane necessity for the government to provide, through its hospitals, for the treatment of cancerous patients with radium. Mr. Flannery denied it was either J. D. Rockefeller or Andrew Carnegie. LONG DAYS FOR HENS Man Installs Strong Electric Light. Looks For More Eggs. C. C. Jaxthelmer of New Wilming ton, Pa., Is trying out a novel scheme to Increase productiveness . of his hens. During the winter chickens usually remain on the roost until nearly 8 o'clock in the morning and go to roost about 5 o'clock In the afternoon, or at dark. Jaxthelmer has placed an electric light In the coop. This is allowed to burn until 10 o'clock at night and Is turned on early in the morning. As a consequence the hens are scratching around several hours longer than would be the case ordinarily. The outcome Is watched with interest by chicken growers. WHISKY, CIGARS, CIGARETS How American People ''Punishes" Them Shown by Revenue Figures. The American people drank 70.000,- 000 gallons of whisky, smoked 40,090, 300,000 cigars and puffed 8,711,000, 000.000 cigarets during the six months ended Dec. 31, according to figures announced by Commissioner Osborn of the internal revenue bureau. -The revenue collected from distill. m! splritH amounted to $85, 862,712, the whisky tax helng $16,142,854; tobacco, $41.2!)6,593; corporation tax, $3,110, 790; citwets, $10,899,000, and clgara, $12,270,000. MINERS INDORSE POLITICAL MOVE Resolution Passed Declaring For Labor Party NO ORGANIZATION IS NAMED Socialists Fail to Have Mineworkeri Go on Record aa Favoring Party. Woman Addresses the Assemblage. "Owing to the present economic conditions and the machinations of the Interests in many places, it is time for the laboring people to come together in a political labor party," reads a resolution which was adopted by the convention of United Mine workers tn Indianapolis, Ind. The Socialist delegates tried hard to have their party indorsed as the "political labor party" but after sev eral hours of heated debate the con vention decided not to designate any party. "The Socialist party is the only party for the working people," de clared William Hynes of Fayette City, Pa., "and the time is now ripe for our people to unite under Its standard. In the present condition of society even laws are no good unless backed by a strong industrial body. If the law does not suit the rich and powerful interests they have some parasite of a supreme court Judge, with a wave of his pen, declare the law unconstitu tional." Others opposed the designating of any party on the ground that they did not wish to have their political beliefs forced upon them. The United Mlneworkers voted to take away some of the power that has been vested In its president. The very Important scale commit tee the members of which in the past have been chosen by the president will be selected by the delegates them selves. The scale committee formu lates the demands which are period ically submitted to the operators. At future conventions the delegates from each district will caucus on their arrival and choose their member of the scale committee. The purpose of the resolution, as explained, was to get men from the mines, rather than the district officers, "who, not having worked in the mines for some time, do not know the work ing conditions like the men who fare the coal," on the committee. A resolution demanding the calling of a strike whenever conditions similar to the West Virginia and Colorado strikes exist was voted down by the convention. Resolutions for a co-operative storf were discussed, but referred back tc the committee. On charges that It was an organiza tion maintained by a detective agency solely for getting a spy into the con vention, local union 979 of Pocahon tas, W. Va., was expelled by the con vention. M. D. Whltesell, the dele gate accredited to the union, was not In the hall when the action was taken. The action on the union was started by A. R. Watklns of YorkvlUe, O., an Internationa? board member, who de clared that it was dangerous for a union miner to appear In the neigh borhood Of Pocahontas. "Show the spy to us and we'll take care of him," declared Thomas Cairns of Charleston, W. Va., president of the district In which is Pocahontas. While It was stated In the convention that it had been impossible to obtain any information against .the union tlm resolution to expel it from the or ganization was adopted unanimously amid cheers. The convention voted to further a campaign for federal old age and mothers' pension laws and for liability and compensation. MURPHY WANTS TO TESTIFY And Tammany Bos Will Be Given Chance to Answer Sulzer. William Sulzer told the grand Jury In New York that he wa3 removed as governor as the result of a conspiracy. That conspiracy, he said, was framed because he had refused to do the bid ding of Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, and Join a criminal campaign to loot the state. The grand jury showed Itself ready to probe the conspiracy charge to the bottom. Mr. Sulzer was asked to pro duce whatever documentary proof he had to support his charges. Charles P. Murphy made an em phatic statement In which he called Mr. Sulzer a liar, a perjurer and said that every word of the ex-governor's testimony in regard to "Gaffney cr war" and other things were absolute ly false. He said he is ready to waive Immunity and testify In the John Doe proceedings. There is a strong proba bility that Mr. Murphy will be a wit ness. Escaping Gat Kills Three. Two men and a woman were found dead in a room at a lodging house in Philadelphia, death resulting from asphyxiation due to gas escaping from a tube that had become detached from a gas stove. Two-Foot Fall Kills Man. John Hartof, forty-five years old, fell a distance of two feet at his home In Sharon, Pa., and suffered a fracture of the skull from which he died in fifteen mluut'es. Their Marital Happiness Is Wrecked; Divorce Stalks ' e7 i fv "V ' 4. i " l . If - i Fhoto by American Press Aaaoclatlom. MR. AND MRS. R. GOELET. Mrs. Elsie Whelen Goelet of New port and New York through her at torney, Samuel Untermyer, filed papers In the superior court In New port asking for a decree of absolute divorce from her husband, Robert Goelet. BETTERMENT IS NOTED "All Together" Business Movement, However, Not Yet Attained. Dun's Review of Trade says this week: "While there is tangible evidence of continued expansion In general busi ness the betterment Is not entirely uniform. AdviceB from leading centers are rather mixed, yet favor able reports outnumber those of an opposite character, and sentiment is more confident. "In the Important iron and steel in dustry the belief is strengthening that the turning point bus about been reached, although It is not expected that the recovery from previous de pression will be rapid. Labor, how ever, is more fully employed; mill op erations have increased and, even If there has been no advance in prices, further concessions are not so fre quent. The former policy of the rail roads in holding back contracts Is somewhat less pronounced and orders and specifications are coming forward with greater freedom than heretofore, Turtle Soup Causes Man's Death. William McMillen, aged nineteen, of Bruddock, Pa., died at his home from ptomaine poisoning due to eating turtle soup. MARKET QUOTATIONS : Pittsburg. Jan 27. Cattle Choice, $S.759; prime, $8.50(?i8.70; pood, $8.15(ff 8.35; com mon, $6.50(07; heifers, $5.60fi8; com mon to good fat bulls, $4.5047; com mon to good fat cows, $3.50(57; fren cows and springers, $50(S 85. Sheep and Lambs Prime wethers, $5.80(6; good mixed, $5.40fi 5.75; fair mixed, $4.75(fi 5.25; culls and com mon, $3(5 3.50; lambs, $5.50(5 8.25; veal calves, $11 (35 12; heavy and thin calves, $7(58. Hogs Prime heavy hogs, $8.65(5' 8.70; heavy mixed, $8.70(5 8.75; me diums, heavy and light Yorkers, $8.80 8.85; pigs, $8.25(5 8.50; roughs. $7.50 8; stags, $7(5 7.75. Clevelund, Jan. 27. Cattle Choice fat steers, $7.75(5) 8.25; good to choice, $7.25(57.75; choice heifers, $0.75(57.50; milchera and rprlngers, $00(5 80. Hogs Yorkers, $8.50; mixed, $8.50; heavies, $8.40; pigs and lights, $8.15 (58.25; stags, $(!.75. Sheep Vixed, $5.25(5 5.50; bucks, $3.50(5 4.50; culls, $3(5 4. Calves Good to choice, $11.50(9 11.75; heavy and common, $6(79.50. Chicago, Jan. 27. Hogs Receipts, 37,000. Bulk of sales, $8.35(f'8.50; light. $8.20(5 8.47H ; mixed, $8.'!5(58.55; heavy, $8.25tf 8.57H; rough, $8.25(5 8.35; pigi, $6.75(5 8.10. Cattle Receipts, 25,000. Reeves, $6.80(5 9.50; Texas steers. $6.90(5 8.10: stockers and feeders, $5.40(5 8.20; cows and heifers, $3.00(58.60; calves, $7.50 11. Sheep Receipts, 33,000. Native, $4.85(5 6; yearlings, $5.80(117.25; lambs, native, $6.90(58.10. Wheat May, 93. Corn May, 66 Vt. Oats May, 39. East Buffalo, Jan. 27. Cuttle Receipts, 3.300. Primo steers, $8.75(5 8.90; shipping, $S(5 8.70; butchers, $7(5 8.40; heifers, $6(58; cowr, $3.65fi 7.25; bulls. $5.25(5.7.25; stockers and feeders, $5.50(57; stock heifers, $5.?5'fr 5.75; fresh cows and 6prinpers, $354i AO. Ifogs Re-eipts. 15,200. Henvy and mixed, $8.90; Yorkers, $8.85(5 8.9(1;' p'r-i, $8.75iS.90; roughs, $7.85(5 8; stags, $616.75; dairies, $S.75f 8.90 Sheep Receipts. 14.000. Lamb", $5.508.35; yourlini.'s, $5'5 7; we'her;, $5.7ff'r: ewes, $3(55.50; sheep, mixed, $5.50 f 5.63. AGREEMENT ON -TRUST MEASURES New Legislation Embodies Pres ident's Recommendations FOUR BILLS ARE PREPARED President Wilson Announcra No Man Who Applies For Job Will Be Named on the Federal Reserve Board. At a conference between President Wilson and Democratic leaders an agreement was reached as to the text of the bills that embody the supple mental anti-trust legislation recom mended by the chief executive. The bills are four In number. The bill forbidding Interlocking di rectorates specifically forbids the hold ing of directorships by one individual In two or more financial institutions enjoying the protection and provisions of the new currency law. Another bill defines the words "com bination In the form of trust or other wise" and "conspiracy In restraint of trade or commerce" and "monopolies." The trade relations bill proposes to add five sections to the Sherman law, defining what shall be classed as un lawful trade practices. It declares that It shall be deemed unlawful to attempt to monopolize trade, to dis criminate In prices in the different purchases of commodities In the same or different sections or communities with the purpose or Intent to Injure or destroy competition whether be tween purchasers or sellers. The final section of this bill allows an Injunction to private persons or firms against threatened loss or dam age due to a violation of the Sherman act upon a showing that the threat ened damage may work irreparable loss, but the petitioner for the injunc tion must give bond "against damages for an Injunction Imprcvldentially granted." Job Hunters Barred. President Wilson declared that no man who seeks a place on -the federal reserve board will be aipdinted.. He said his selection will be limited to men who do not personally or through their friends urge their own appoint ment. The president said It was easy for him to determine whether communi cations urging appointments were spontaneous or part of an organized letter writing campaign. The presl dent desired that the widest publicity be given to his announced determina tion to eliminate all who put them selves forward as candidates for the board so as to save him the trouble of considering unsolicited advice of this character. McCumber Attacks Alaskan Railway The bill ;roposlng the building of a government railway in Alaska en countered Its first vigorous opposition in the senate when Senator McCumber attacked It as the first step toward the "realm of paternalistic and social istic government." Senator McCumber attacked the whole theory of government owner ship. He said experience had shown that it cost the government twice as much as a private concern to operato any enterprise. Senate Passe Alaskan Railroad Bill. By a vote of 46 to 16 the senate passed the Chamberlain bill for the construction of a government railroad In Alaska. STRANGE TALE OF TRAGEDY Man Slays Hit Wife So That He Can Wed Stepdaughter. Robert Higgins confessed that lie murdered his wife at New Henderson, 111., Jan. 5 so he would be free to marry his stepdaughter, Julia Fluke, fifteen years old. He was arrested after the girl told State's Attorney Wilson of her In fatuation for Hlgglns and that she Importuned him to dispose of her mother, who, she said, was the only obstacle between her and happiness. She said she was In the next room when Higgins fired the shotgun wlii'-h brought inr.tant death to her mother. She told how Hlgglns raved and strug gled with neighbors for possession of the gun, saying he would end his own life. Then, when the excitement sub sided somewhat, she said they ex plained that Hlgglns had been clean ing the gun and it had been accident ally discharged. Their story was so convincing the coroner's Jury returned a verdict of accidental death. FAITHFUL FIDO LAID AWAY Poodle Never Missed Sunday School Attendance in Ten Years. In a casket covered with flowers, Fido, who had a record for attendance at St. Peter's Kplscopal Sunday s- liool In Ashtabula, O., was burled in the lawn surrounding the house of his owner, Dr. W. C. Cross. Fido, a nondescript little dog, had attendel tho Sunday school regularly for ten years and always brought his penny for the collection plate, carry ing It In his mouth. Ho would enter the cl.urch with solemn air, wulk down the aisle to the infant class seats and remain throughout the session without a bark or v lilne. He hrl not i ssed a session of the school in ten years. Children vtpt at Urt bVlal VAULT RtSiSTS YEGGS Cracksmen Work Hours; Co Away Empty Handed. Bolts that lock the inner door of the vault in the First National Bank of Sharpsville, two miles north of Sharon, Pa., were broken when yeggs attempted to blow the door open and In consequence the bank's money la saved. Alter their unsuccessful attempt with the explosive the robbers spent several hours trying to get into the vault with a sledge hammer and a crowbar. The best they could do was to damage the vault beyond repair. The vault contained $50,000 in cur rency and "several times that amount In negotiable papers," according to the officials of the bank, but the burglars failed to reach the goal. Carries Out Delayed Suicide Pact. After recovering from the effects of poison taken in an alleged suicide pact with his sister, who did not sur vive, Samuel Jamison, a retired com mission merchant of Philadelphia, re puted to be worth nearly $500,000, shot and killed himself. Last August Jamison and his sister, both past six ty, were found unconscious In their home at Radnor. They had taken poison and the sister died in a few hours. Judge Wlltbank Pies. Judge William A. Wlltbank. for nearly twenty years on the bench of Uio common pleas court of Philadel phia, died after a long illness, ag-'d seventy-four, Judge Wlltbank was a great-grandson of William White, famous Protestant Kolscopul bishop of the early days of the republic. Fight Hard Coal Tax. The first suit to test the constitu ttonality of the anthracite coal tax was begun In the Dauphin county court by the Peoples' Coal company of Scranton, Pa., which contends that . the act, passed by the last legislature, provides a tax which amounts to a little more tliun five cents a ton. Indecision Is Blamed For Deed. Inability to decide whether she wished to live with her husband, to whom she had been married In De cember, or with her parents Is said to have caused Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Tooney-Fagan, the seventeen-year-o'd Braddock (Pa.) glrj to take her itn life by drinking V'son. Court Allows Thaw $30,000. Judge J. J. Miller in orphans' court In Pittsburg handed down an opinion In which he says Hirry K. Thaw should not be deprived of his Income and will be allowed to draw $30,000 of the $160,773.17, which Is held In trust for him by the Fidelity Title and Trust company. Footpads Are Considerate. M. L. MclClhlnney, aged thirty-nine was held up, bound, gagged and robbed by two masked men In Hurrell torn ship, near Klttannlng, Pa. The thieve? secured $30, but left him $6 saying they would let him keep that amount to tide him over till payday. Bible Taken in Death Leap. Clutching to her heart a pocket Bible, printed In Greek, a young woman named Christiana Stephano, was taken from the Delaware river at Spruce street pier, Philadelphia. She had leaped Into the water. The girl was revived at the hospital. Beer Bottle Kills Him. Edward Gardner, thirty-four year? old, of South Fork, Pa., died in his home as a result of fulling on a beer bottle in his hip pocket. He slipped on the icy sidewalk and fell, breaking the bottle. The broken glass cut his hip ulmost to the bone. U. of P. Junior Shot Dead. Wardwell T. Towneley, a Junior In the architectural department of the University of Pennsylvania, was found dead with a bullet wound In his head and a revolver beside him on the roud not far from the Merlon golf course near Philadelphia. Respite For Fern Davis' Murderer. Governor Tener granted a respite to George Henderson, who was to be executed on next Tuesday at Ebens burg. Pa., fixing the date of execution as Feb. 26. Henderson killed Miss Fern Davis, his fiancee, at his homo in Conemuiigh. Army Surgeon Killed. Dr. William H. I'lsh of Selins Grove, Pa., a retired assistant surgeon of the United States navy, was killed In an automobile accident. The machine turned over ond he was caught be neath it. Ho retired from the navy In 1902. Hatpins Punish Flirts. Annoyed by young men who thrust their attentions upon them servant girls of the Southslde. Connellsvllle, Pa., have resorted to the use of hat pins with the result that severnl youths show marks of punishment. Child Swallows Peanut and Dies. Swallowing a whole peanut, Cath ine Mowrlch, ng-d three, of Gan ster, near Altoima, Pa., choked to ,.!, Tim bnrnnl Ir.rif'Oft In till, lltmpr end of the trachea, closing t air passage to tne lungs. Experts Loot Postoffice. Burglars dynamited the safe In the Bentleyville (Pa.) postollice and car ried away a quantity of stamps and about $100. The robbers were ex perts, according to the authorities. Swallows Poison. Robert A. King, aced twenty-six, a pressfeeiler of Franklin, Pa., commit ted suicide by swallowing poison whilo jesnoiidout over 111 health.